I know. I know…this is my third film/movie-related post in so many days, but this is really special. I would be shirking my responsibility by not making the following public service announcement.
The New York Metropolitan Opera is now broadcasting live, simulcast performances of select (crowd pleasing) operas to 300 theatres worldwide.
The New York Metropolitan Opera is now broadcasting live, simulcast performances of select (crowd pleasing) operas to 300 theatres worldwide.
BF and I saw a live performance of Rossini’s, Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) at a local theater on Saturday.
Aside from falling head of heels for the big Swede who played Figaro, I am also in love with opera!
Prior to Saturday, my most significant exposure to opera was in February, when we watched a television, rebroadcast of Julie Taymor’s (English) production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
Aside from falling head of heels for the big Swede who played Figaro, I am also in love with opera!
Prior to Saturday, my most significant exposure to opera was in February, when we watched a television, rebroadcast of Julie Taymor’s (English) production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
If you’ve never seen opera before, that is the production to see! The staging and visual effects (even on our small screen TV) were dazzling!! You don’t even have to be an opera fan to be wowed by the huge puppet creatures (see image above) and fantastic, Masonic imagery.
For a meager $18, this past Saturday, BF an I enjoyed a completely immersive, opera experience that started as we sat in our seats and watched the audience at the Met take their seats.
For a meager $18, this past Saturday, BF an I enjoyed a completely immersive, opera experience that started as we sat in our seats and watched the audience at the Met take their seats.
Then, there was a wonderful HD broadcast with very good sound. BF pointed out that the sound was so good, he kept wanting to pop his ears because of the slight flatness. We both admit that it does not give the subtle harmonics or overtones that you will hear in a concert hall during a real, live performance (similar to recorded performances of gamelan).
For us though, this was heaven on earth!
For us though, this was heaven on earth!
We’re now looking at the 2007-2008 season and deciding which performances we ABSOLUTELY, with-out-a-doubt, must see LIVE, in person at the MET.
Yes! We’re planning to make the 2 hour trek, at least once (depending on job status) to a New York matinee. So far Philip Glass’s Satyagraha looks like a front-runner.
If you have ever wanted to experience opera, but feared the $$$$ commitment or worried about how to dress, live, simulcast broadcast is the way to go!
If you have ever wanted to experience opera, but feared the $$$$ commitment or worried about how to dress, live, simulcast broadcast is the way to go!
We already have out tickets for Il Trittico next month. BF plans to prove you can have it all…nachos, Dr. Pepper and world class opera, all while wearing his Metallica t-shirt and flip-flops.
Sometimes, life is really good
Sometimes, life is really good
3 comments:
I don't wear flip-flops in public.
Is anybody familiar with the technical details of broadcasting? Why is the sound "flat" (only in stereo) not in the surround mode? I think that HD allows to broadcast sound via six channels - in surround mode.
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